Schema: small dogs, yappy dogs Text-to-Self Connections: dogs who guard, dogs who chew things up Bertie, a small but clever dog, tricks a burglar who is not so smart into getting the police’s attention during a robbery. Synthesis: Discuss words with multiple meanings such a “watch” for a time piece and one who keeps watch. [...]
Teaching kids to think while reading is a goal I continue to reinforce all throughout the year. We talk about the text to text, text to self, and text to world connections that are explained fully by Debbie Miller in Reading With Meaning: Teaching Comprehension to the Primary Grades. I would recommend this book to [...]
Schema: beginning first grade Text-to-Self Connections: being afraid to go to a new class, sharing what happened at school with a parent
Schema: getting a new pet Text-to-Text Connections: starting kindergarten, going to school, leaving a pet at home, and also learning new things like the puppy Students connect to following their teacher, listening to their teacher, and learning new things like the puppy. Students will also connect with wondering what their parents are doing while they [...]
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